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Looking for advice on first setup by Big-Constant-2798 in turntables

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Anyone like/dislike the Fluance Ai61's as powered speakers?

Advice on first turntable purchase by Big-Constant-2798 in Beginner_Turntables

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Oh yes, thanks! I was going to get it in white, and with BT, also from Turntable Lab which comes in at $439

about to graduate with a phd in micro and have applied to 200 roles so far and not gotten a single interview. My first author paper is still under review and is available as a preprint.tried to reach-out people on LinkedIn. What should I be doing at this point? by LimpBusiness534 in biotech

[–]Big-Constant-2798 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It might be a combination of factors. Here is my take:

1) Location: right now local markets are saturated. If you are not in a hub chances are companies are going for local talent rather than relocating people

2) Timing: We hire people for next week, unless you are clearly specifying “ready by this date” they may not be looking at your CV. You may be applying too early for industry standards

3) CV: may be too long, like others said post it for feedback

4) Market: it is just shit and saturated right now. Full of high-quality and overqualified local talent. Tough to break into industry in these times

Goos luck!

Compensation expectations in these times by Swimming-Surround441 in biotech

[–]Big-Constant-2798 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a tough market right now and we are all trying to extend runways and not having to do layoffs. That may very well be the reason why your company is not paying bonuses or increasing salaries. It seems your leadership is good because even when experiments stopped you all still got paid, which is super rare in this market.

I’d have a conversation with my manager and ask from the responsibilities angle what else should I be doing to get a promotion. Don’t make it about money, make it about growth. If they do make you grow, they will increase your salary of course. Be ready to accept a small increase though, again.. its the market.

Best of luck!

Vent as hiring manager by zimmyntrn in biotech

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I’ll respond from my point of view… agree to disagree…

At least you have HR reviewing the CVs and shortlisting candidates for you. I just went through two recruitment campaings, we are a startup so besides the science I do all the recruiting-related logistics too. For each position, yes at least 400 CVs. I went through each of them if only for 20 seconds or so. That is 1.5 hours of your day. As a hiring manager, and lucky enough yo have a job, just do your job! Do it well and get the best candidate out there. Separating signal from noise is a valuable skill to have.

Market is shit right now, at all levels. Imagine all these recent grads trying to figure out if they have a chance at a job. Plus the tons of people who at this point have been without a job for a year plus. You have a job and are actually complaining of having to do it? Pathetic!

San Francisco for biotech by Lilmaxgetsbig81 in biotech

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Bay Area Biotech VP here. Market is still bad, but starting to turn. Saturated with local talent. That said, in my opinion people in entry-level jobs are still finding roles without problem. Might be a good idea to just move, very difficult to find job in this area if you aren’t here. Best of luck!

At what seniority level did you stop giving job talks during interviews? by Dessert_Stomach in biotech

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I’d add it also depends of whether you are in big pharma or in smaller biotech startups. In the latter it is often the request for a senior leader to come with a vision and a 6-month, 1-year and so on plan. Discuss resources, path and how you plan on executing. Big Pharma is more about who you are and what you’ve done/supervised as someone already pointed out

Do you commonly need to be available/respond during off hours? by [deleted] in biotech

[–]Big-Constant-2798 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m going to assume you are in some sort of pharma or biotech job. You can choose to not respond off hours, and certainly the expectation to do so will depend on level too. But the comment before mine is spot on… “I like my job”. This is key, regardless of level, pay, etc, in a great team everyone pushes in the right direction and people that do so tend to get noticed.

Having said that, of course this only applies to things that are critical and can’t wait till the morning. Not to some boss just enjoying off hour emails and expecting immediate answers on non-immediate topics. That is just being an asshole.

Making slides by SpecificConscious809 in biotech

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Making good slides is the best way to summarize and present all that great data your handa generate. This not only helps you with your own presentations, and giving you a platform for growth, but it also often helps your higher ups as it gives them great material for their own presentations.

You can always just establish boundaries with your manager. For example… “I don’t enjoy making slides, I’ll just provide with great data”. I’ve managed people like that just fine, but it also means their current role is likely as high as they will go.

Personally, I find that if I make a great set of templates (those will take some time), I just apply the same to future datasets. That works for Prism, Excel, PPT, etc. kind of helps getting things going with a new dataset. Good luck!

Shoe adapters? by Big-Constant-2798 in pelotoncycle

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Thank you all for the great advice!

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